Woman and having children
I am a firm believer that not all women should have children. I do not have any children of my own but I have worked with children for years and I have seen how they can be treated. It takes a lot of patients and love to have a healthy child and I don’t think that all women have what it takes mentally to have a child.
As for me, I can’t wait to have children. I love being around children they are fun to be around and can say and do the craziest things. But I am in college and I want to wait until I get out and get on my feet to settle down. I think that it takes a lot to be a mother. You have to give up a lot of things for your child. I think that you need to make sure that you are ready to make that commitment before you have a child. I know that there are cases where people have children even if it’s not the right time and I have so much respect for them. There is no way that I could go to college, get a degree and have a baby.
I have seen many great children being neglected and it is sad. I have seen mothers who take their children to daycare and leave them there until closing and don’t spend very much time with them. These are the children that act out. These are the children that want attention so bad that they will do anything to get it, even if it is negative attention. I know that most parents have to work to support their families but they also need to spend quality time with their children.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Blog 5 - cultures and contraceptives
I believe that culture plays a huge part in influencing decisions about contraception’s. I have a boyfriend that is Muslim, and his believes and culture played a huge role in his beliefs about contraceptives.
Here in America we are extremely open about sex compared to Pakistan, which is where he is from. They are not taught about contraceptives or diseases in Pakistan because you only have sex when you are married and if you’re both virgins (which you are suppose to be) than there is no need to worry about STD. His culture doesn’t believe is contraceptives, period, whether you’re married or not, contraceptive are not accepted in his culture. Needless to say when we first met I was way more educated than he was when it came to STD’s, sex, contraceptives, ect. I could not believe that he was so uneducated not only about sex but also about the whole reproductive system. When we met he was in college and so he knew a little about sex, and condoms, from health and science classes, but not a lot. For example he knew what a condom was but he couldn’t tell you how to put one on. Or he knew woman had periods but he couldn’t tell you why or how often. I, on the other hand knew this information early in life. Even though my parents were divorced and I lived with my dad, my mom did her best to inform me.
Dating him has been a great experience to me because it opened my eyes to other cultures, and how they view different topics. When I graduate I want to work with people and I am going to have to get use to other culture, religion and people with different backgrounds.
Here in America we are extremely open about sex compared to Pakistan, which is where he is from. They are not taught about contraceptives or diseases in Pakistan because you only have sex when you are married and if you’re both virgins (which you are suppose to be) than there is no need to worry about STD. His culture doesn’t believe is contraceptives, period, whether you’re married or not, contraceptive are not accepted in his culture. Needless to say when we first met I was way more educated than he was when it came to STD’s, sex, contraceptives, ect. I could not believe that he was so uneducated not only about sex but also about the whole reproductive system. When we met he was in college and so he knew a little about sex, and condoms, from health and science classes, but not a lot. For example he knew what a condom was but he couldn’t tell you how to put one on. Or he knew woman had periods but he couldn’t tell you why or how often. I, on the other hand knew this information early in life. Even though my parents were divorced and I lived with my dad, my mom did her best to inform me.
Dating him has been a great experience to me because it opened my eyes to other cultures, and how they view different topics. When I graduate I want to work with people and I am going to have to get use to other culture, religion and people with different backgrounds.
Monday, February 16, 2009
sex education and teens
I strongly believe that sex education should be in the schools! There are kids that are having babies at 13 and I think that we can change that if we educate them. I remember when I went to sex education class in high school. We had it once a year for half the day. It was very educational but the problem I think is that we started having sex education when we were freshman. By that time more than half the class was already having sex.
I think we need to start educating kids at a younger age. I think we should start in the middle school. And I also so think that we should teach the kids both, abstinence and safe sex. I think it is safe to say that kids are going to have sex whether they are educated or not, so why not educate them. Girls not only need to know about there own bodies but they also need to know about the boys body as well. They need to know how boys react to certain activities, like making out. They also need to know about STD’s (STI) as well. They need to know about birth control, male and female condoms and how to properly use them. They also need to know that abstinence is the only way to stay 100% safe, healthy, and not pregnant.
In a perfect world sex would be discussed in the home and not publicized, but the truth is that a lot of parents don’t talk to their kids until it too late. I was raised by my dad so I never got the “sex talk”. I just had to base sex on what other kids told me. It would have been great to have someone who I could ask questions if I had them. Sex education gives kids an idea of what is going on and allows them to ask any questions they may have about sex or just about there body!
I think we need to start educating kids at a younger age. I think we should start in the middle school. And I also so think that we should teach the kids both, abstinence and safe sex. I think it is safe to say that kids are going to have sex whether they are educated or not, so why not educate them. Girls not only need to know about there own bodies but they also need to know about the boys body as well. They need to know how boys react to certain activities, like making out. They also need to know about STD’s (STI) as well. They need to know about birth control, male and female condoms and how to properly use them. They also need to know that abstinence is the only way to stay 100% safe, healthy, and not pregnant.
In a perfect world sex would be discussed in the home and not publicized, but the truth is that a lot of parents don’t talk to their kids until it too late. I was raised by my dad so I never got the “sex talk”. I just had to base sex on what other kids told me. It would have been great to have someone who I could ask questions if I had them. Sex education gives kids an idea of what is going on and allows them to ask any questions they may have about sex or just about there body!
Sex Education - blogg 4
I strongly believe that sex education should be in the schools! There are kids that are having babies at 13 and I think that we can change that if we educate them. I remember when I went to sex education class in high school. We had it once a year for half the day. It was very educational but the problem I think is that we started having sex education when we were freshman. By that time more than half the class was already having sex.
I think we need to start educating kids at a younger age. I think we should start in the middle school. And I also so think that we should teach the kids both, abstinence and safe sex. I think it is safe to say that kids are going to have sex whether they are educated or not, so why not educate them. Girls not only need to know about there own bodies but they also need to know about the boys body as well. They need to know how boys react to certain activities, like making out. They also need to know about STD’s (STI) as well. They need to know about birth control, male and female condoms and how to properly use them. They also need to know that abstinence is the only way to stay 100% safe, healthy, and not pregnant.
In a perfect world sex would be discussed in the home and not publicized, but the truth is that a lot of parents don’t talk to their kids until it too late. I was raised by my dad so I never got the “sex talk”. I just had to base sex on what other kids told me. It would have been great to have someone who I could ask questions if I had them. Sex education gives kids an idea of what is going on and allows them to ask any questions they may have about sex or just about there body!
I think we need to start educating kids at a younger age. I think we should start in the middle school. And I also so think that we should teach the kids both, abstinence and safe sex. I think it is safe to say that kids are going to have sex whether they are educated or not, so why not educate them. Girls not only need to know about there own bodies but they also need to know about the boys body as well. They need to know how boys react to certain activities, like making out. They also need to know about STD’s (STI) as well. They need to know about birth control, male and female condoms and how to properly use them. They also need to know that abstinence is the only way to stay 100% safe, healthy, and not pregnant.
In a perfect world sex would be discussed in the home and not publicized, but the truth is that a lot of parents don’t talk to their kids until it too late. I was raised by my dad so I never got the “sex talk”. I just had to base sex on what other kids told me. It would have been great to have someone who I could ask questions if I had them. Sex education gives kids an idea of what is going on and allows them to ask any questions they may have about sex or just about there body!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
How can we encourage adolescents?
I am a Health Studies major and although I'm not 100% sure of what direction I want to go with my career I really would like to work with children and teens. I think that we should start educating at a younger age. There are 11 and 12 year old girls getting pregnant these days and we don't even start sex education until high school. Or at least that's when I first got a sex education class. Some schools now don’t even give sex education classes. I know about all about the controversy going on with sex education but I think that it should be a mandatory class. If we do not increase the education of STD's (STIs) and condom use disease and pregnancy will only increase.
As for diet, the schools are doing a great job at providing healthier lunches, but we need to improve what they eat at home as well. Parents need to be more aware of what they are feeding and buying their kids. I know it’s harder now days when you have both parents working but you need to find time to make healthy food choices.
Exercise is a problem in schools and homes. Schools use to have mandatory P.E. Now not only can kids get out of the class but some have cut P.E and recess. Now you talk to parents and they say their kids get exercise at school, and the teachers say the kids should get exercise at home. Kids need both. There are some programs like Jump rope for Heart that are great and help get kids motivated but we need more. We need community centers that are free for kids to come and play. We need better parks for kids to play on and a sidewalk that goes around the play sets. That way while the kids are playing the moms can walk around and watch their kids.
This is something that is very important to me. And if we do not start doing something about kids eating and exercising habits we are going to have a load of problems in the future. We are already starting to see kids with type 2 diabetes and kids that are obese and we need to fix it. We need to start in the communities to better facilities so there are no excuses.
As for diet, the schools are doing a great job at providing healthier lunches, but we need to improve what they eat at home as well. Parents need to be more aware of what they are feeding and buying their kids. I know it’s harder now days when you have both parents working but you need to find time to make healthy food choices.
Exercise is a problem in schools and homes. Schools use to have mandatory P.E. Now not only can kids get out of the class but some have cut P.E and recess. Now you talk to parents and they say their kids get exercise at school, and the teachers say the kids should get exercise at home. Kids need both. There are some programs like Jump rope for Heart that are great and help get kids motivated but we need more. We need community centers that are free for kids to come and play. We need better parks for kids to play on and a sidewalk that goes around the play sets. That way while the kids are playing the moms can walk around and watch their kids.
This is something that is very important to me. And if we do not start doing something about kids eating and exercising habits we are going to have a load of problems in the future. We are already starting to see kids with type 2 diabetes and kids that are obese and we need to fix it. We need to start in the communities to better facilities so there are no excuses.
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